Definition of innkeepernext
as in taverner
the owner or manager of an inn the innkeeper was a very genial, accommodating host

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Recent Examples of innkeeper She’s introduced listeners to librarians, bakers, innkeepers, and a whole host of animals that call Nothing Much their home. Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025 Stay At The Inn At Bald Head Island Let owners and innkeepers Gail and Dann Jackson spoil you with hospitality at this charming bed and breakfast located in Harbor Village. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025 The celebratory July 4 meal would certainly have kept the innkeeper, Daniel Smith, busy replenishing the finest bottles of Madeira from behind the locked bar—perhaps overhearing snippets of chatter among the delegates. Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025 The innkeeper who greets the same families every season. Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for innkeeper
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landlord
Noun
  • Savanna, another major Midtown office landlord, was also said to be interested.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The watchlist itself is based on the city’s data on private landlords with a longstanding methodology based on the way that data is collected and categorized by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026

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“Innkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innkeeper. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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